Red Panda safari in Singalila National Park

9 days from £3000*

Overview

Red Panda Facts

The red panda has been classified as Endangered by the IUCN because its wild population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals and continues to decline due to habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression, although red pandas are protected by national laws in their range countries. Singalila is the best place in India to see this elusive red panda.

The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also called the ‘firefox’ is a mammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It has reddish-brown fur, a long, shaggy tail, and a waddling gait due to its shorter front legs. It is slightly larger than a big domestic cat. It is arboreal, feeds mainly on bamboo, but also eats eggs, birds, and insects. It is a solitary animal, mainly active from dusk to dawn, and is largely sedentary during the day.

Singalila National Park​

Singalila National Park is one of the most exotic Himalayan forest in India, is a national park of India located on the Singalila Ridge at an altitude of 7000 feet to 12000 feet above sea level, in the Darjeeling district of West Bengal. It is well known for the trekking route to Sandakphu that runs through it. Singalila is one of the best place for the Exotic Red Panda, Apart from this other mammals found here are- Himalayan Black bear, Clouded Leopard, Black Panther, Leopard, Leopard Cat, Serow, Barking Deer, Yellow-throated Marten, Wild Boar, Pangolin, Pika etc. Singalila is a Birding Paradise.

More than 300 species of birds found here. It has a huge list of exotic birds like- Blood Pheasant, Satyr Tragopan, Kalij Pheasant, Brown and Fulvous Parrotbills, Rufous-vented Tit, and Old World babblers like the Fire-tailed Myzornis and the Golden-breasted Fulvetta, Rosefinchs, bull finches, Wren Babblers, Laughing-thrushes, Nuthatches, Treecreepers, Yuhinas, Minivets, Partridges and many more. One of the best places to see sunrise and sunsets, Sandakhphu top is the highest peak in West Bengal and offers the best view of Kangchenjunga also known as “Sleeping Buddha” or Sleeping Shiva”.

Itinerary

This is a Small Group Tour

March 11

Connect with a flight from Delhi or Kolkata to Bagdogra. You will be met on arrival and transferred to a hotel in Siliguri

March 12

After breakfast you will be driven to Habres Nest Kaiakata

March 13--18

Six full days of wildlife activities focused on seeing Red Pandas. Each day, expert trackers will leave early in search for the Red Panda and will update us on sightings. If Red Pandas are seen then guests will be guided to the location with our guides and porters to attempt to get a rare sighting. We will have our own private guide/naturalist, who will work with the lodges trackers to get the best possible experience for our small group.

March 19

Transfer back to Bagdogra to connect with your onward flight to Delhi or Kolkata.

Meals

Cost £3000 per person based on two people sharing and not including international flights.

This trip will take place in March 2018.

Single supplement of £800 per person

​All meals included at Habres Nest Kaiakata and breakfast only in Siliguri

Please contact Wildlife Trails quoting RPSG9 for a full itinerary and description.

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